Change in Japan's government won’t keep BoJ from hiking
Markets appear concerned that Prime Minister Ishiba’s successor will put pressure on the Bank of Japan to keep interest rates low. But available precedents suggest that the Bank would not be easily coerced. If anything, the prospect of looser fiscal policy under the next government could strengthen the case for rate hikes.
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